Cowra Public School
FOR YOUR DIARY
Term 2, Week 2
4 May 2017 May 5
Primary Assembly 2.30pm
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PSSA Netball -Orange
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BAND - Even week
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NAPLAN - Language/writing
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NAPLAN - Reading
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NAPLAN - Numeracy
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St 2/3 Parent Interviews
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Yr 6 High School 2pm
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NAPLAN - Catch up day
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AFL Talks
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Public Speaking - Orange
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GRIP Leadership - Bathurst
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5/6 Dance Workshop Sydney
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Eisteddfod - Primary Choir
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Combined Assembly 2pm
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P&C Meeting 6pm
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Cross Country carnival
Opens Thursday, 27th April Closes 3pm Friday 12th May
Book club orders can be made online and at the school office
ST 3 PIE DRIVE ORDERS CLOSE TUESDAY, 6 JUNE Order Form attached to Newsletter.
Dear Parents/Caregivers, This week has been a very busy one! Our students have participated in a variety of sporting events and showed great enjoyment and sportsmanship! Congratulations to all Stage 2 and 3 girls and boys who participated in the Netball Gala Day and Peachey Shield/Richardson Cup on Tuesday. I was fortunate to be able to watch our Stage 2 boys on the footy field and I have no doubt that we have some future NRL players in our midst! Similarly the girls Netball Gala Day was extremely well run with a large number of teams from Cowra, Mulyan, Canowindra, Orange and Holmwood. The girls played with great spirit and many of them have decided that they would like to continue playing in the local Cowra competition. Thank you to Mrs Cobcroft, Miss Irvine, Miss Elbourne, Mr Murray, Mr Garlick and Mr Riches for their efforts in coaching all of our teams! The Senior Girls PSSA Netball team had a wonderful match on Wednesday against Grenfell Public School, winning 24-2. Thank you to Mrs Montgomery for coaching the team and to parents; Kylie Wood, Belinda Kilby, Toni Muddle, Jo Buchan and James Buckey for assisting with transport. The girls now progress to the next round of the competition to be played in Orange on the 17th May. Today the annual School Athletics Carnival will be held. All students are expected to attend this important event and the friendly rivalry between the Houses is sure to be lots of fun! Thank you to Mrs Duncan and Mrs Ryan for their work in organising the carnival. The weather forecast is for sunny skies and all parents are welcome to come along and be part of the cheer squad! Last Thursday evening, the P&C held their 2017 Annual General Meeting. Congratulations to the new P&C Executive: President – Roberta Graham; Vice President – Raelene Beecher; Secretary - Pip Fagan and Treasurer Rob Webster. I look forward to working with them over the coming year. On behalf of the staff and students I would like to thank the outgoing executive – Nigel Hazell, Cassie Gailey and Miriam Kelly, for their years of service and dedication to Cowra Public School. Next week students in Year 3 and 5 will sit the National Assessments in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). The dates are Tuesday 9th May – Language Conventions and Writing; Wednesday 10th May – Reading and Thursday 11th May – Numeracy. Mr Murray and Mr Garlick will be coordinating the supervision of our Year 3 and 5 students during the testing period. NAPLAN gives both parents and the school a ‘snapshot’ of where each child is sitting in areas of Literacy and Numeracy. Friday 12th May is allocated as a catch up day if students are absent. Have a great week… Jenny Lewis Principal
CONTACTING THE SCHOOL Administration Office Hours:
8.30am - 3.30pm
School commences at 9.10am School finishes at 3.15pm Students are not supervised before 8.40am
Mail: Phone:
PO Box 285, Cowra 6342 2400
School Counsellor 6341 3078 Email: cowra-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web: http://www.cowra-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
DEPT.HEALTH DENTAL CLINIC: 1300 552 208
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What’s happening in Term 2 so far….. Happy Birthday To…. Oliver Barlow Abbie Riley Coghlan Samantha Riley Coghlan Sarah Buckley Haylie Ingram Oscar Gregg Emily Forbes
Primary Parent Teacher Interviews Date: Thursday, 18th May Where: Stage 2 open space Time: 3.45pm - 8pm (approx.) Yellow notes have been sent home with
all primary students.
Please return request slip with preferred
times to class teacher .
Spare notes are available at the office.
Year 1 Excursion - “Diary of a wombat” Date: Friday, 2nd June Where: Orange Civic Theatre Cost: $26.00 per student. White notes have been sent home with
the students. Only 57 seats available. Option to pay by instalments. Please return permission & money to the office. Spare notes are available at the office.
STAGE 3 PIE DRIVE Stage 3 students are holding a Pie Drive to assist with costs for their Term 4, Sport & Recreation Camp excursion. A Pie Drive order form is attached to the back of this newsletter and as winter is fast approaching this is an excellent opportunity to stock your freezer with mouth watering pies from Early Rose Baking Company, Dubbo (formally Roberts Bakery in Orange). Orders for the pies need to be in by Tuesday, 6th June 2017 and the pies will be available for collection on Friday, 16th June. There will be a prize for the most pies sold by a student.
Payments Now Due: School Fees: $40 per student (family Max $80) Band: $25 per term (without instrument) $15 per term (with instrument) Term 1 & 2 now due Year 1 Excursion: Orange Civic Theatre $26 due by 25th May
EISTEDDFOD - PRIMARY CHOIR Date: Thursday, 18th May Where: Cowra Civic Centre Uniform: winter Uniform Purple notes have been sent home
with the students participating.
Please return signed permission note
to Mrs Long or Mrs Oborn. Spare notes are available at the office.
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Term 2 Sport News
Term 2 has begun with a very busy first week of sporting activities! Primary sport will now move to Friday afternoons at 2.00pm - 3.15pm. It will be class based until week 5, as we have Athletics Carnival and Cross Country events to fit in over the next few weeks. Our school cross country takes place on Friday, 19th May. I will provide more information about the event in week 3 newsletter. Regional trials information will appear in next week’s newsletter and on our school facebook page. PSSA Netball (Grenfell) - A huge thank you to parents for driving and supporting our awesome team. The team displayed great sportsmanship resulting in a fantastic win of 24-2. Well done to our girls - Jada, Keira, Hallie, Ella, Lorissa, Hunter, Lucy, Tahlee-Pearl, Natalea and Josie
Important Info Update…. Important Reminder from Cowra Bus! When your child disembarks from the bus of an afternoon, please ensure you are at the bus stop and not across the road. Your precious little person is excited to be home and give you an update. They do not understand the road rules and the speed of cars, trucks, buses and they will run across to you, without checking whether it is safe. Please help us by being at the bus stop to keep your child safe. Canteen News Due to food safety guidelines we can no longer prepare 2 minute noodles in the canteen for students who bring in packets of noodles for lunch. Noodles will need to be prepared at home and brought to school in a thermos or container. Thank you for your assistance. Lisa Willis - Canteen Manager
BLITX ON NITS
Mothers Day Gifts If your child has missed out on purchasing a gift for mothers day, we have a small selection of gifts available at the office.
FOLLOWING AN OUTBREAK OF HEAD LICE, THE SCHOOL IS RECOMMENDING THAT EACH CHILD BE THOROUGHLY EXAMINED AND IF NECESSARY TREATED AT HOME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER
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Library News and Term 2 PE/Library Timetable…. Have you ever lost a library book?
During this year’s book fair we are asking students and parents if they would like to purchase a book to be kept in the library for students to borrow. Any book donated to the library will have a certificate placed in the front of the book stating whom has donated this book. If you have ever lost a school library book it would be wonderful if you could consider replacing it by purchasing a book of your choice at the book fair or even making a donation towards the purchase of a book.
2017 Book Fair is coming….Week 5 Mon to Fri The 2017 Book Fair will be held in Week 5 22 May to 26 May. Books will be available for viewing the week before. Every purchase of a book earns a commission that returns $$$ to the library which we use to purchase more resources for students and items to make our library an even nicer place to be.
Week 5
Book Fair Days
Monday 22nd May Tuesday 23rd May Wednesday 24th May Thursday 25th May Friday 26th May
Lots for Students to do at CPS!!! Term 2, 2017 What
When, Who and Where
Lunchtime play at River Park
Monday – Years 4 and 6 Thursday – Years 3 and 5 River Park – Weather permitting Primary – Years 4 and 6 (Term 2 – will change T3/T4) Student volunteered Stage 2 open space Primary – Tuesday / Wednesday - Lunch 2 Infants – Tuesday / every 2nd Thursday – Lunch 2 Student volunteered Primary – sports centre; Infants – open space Primary – every day - lunch Infants – every day – lunch 1 Student volunteered (staff appoint chalkboard monitors) Playgrounds Primary only – Wednesday / Thursday / Friday (different groups) Hall / Sports Centre Selected dance students Daily – all students Canteen Wednesdays – lunch 1 – open to Primary and Infants Student volunteered Hall Infants and Primary – Tuesday / Thursday 12:30–1pm (extra in Eisteddfod season) Student volunteered Music Room (Zoo) – Primary; Infants Open space - Infants Infants – Wednesday – 2nd half lunch Primary – Friday – 2nd half lunch Student volunteered Playground Infants – Tuesday 2nd half lunch Student volunteered Infants playground Infants – Monday / Thursday 2nd half Primary – Tuesday / Wednesday 2nd half Library
Art Club Games Club
Chalkboards
Dance Breakfast Club Drama Club Choir Boppy Soccer / Tent Making
Skipping Library
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Operation art Operation Art is coming to Cowra Public School
We are holding full day visual arts workshops for students Stage 1-3 Presented by specialist teachers, workshops cover topic areas including painting, printing, drawing, mixed media and sculpture. Workshops are designed to extend skills and artmaking experiences beyond the classroom. Stage 1- (years 1 & 2) - Tuesday 30 May 2017 Stage 2 - (years 3 & 4) - Wednesday 31 May 2017 (please not Eisteddfod dancers) Stage 3 - (years 5 & 6) - Thursday 1 June 2017 PLACES ARE LIMITED! BOOKING CLOSE : FRIDAY 19 MAY 2017 HOW TO BOOK: 1. Parents visit the Arts Unit website to complete the online enrolment form to book a place https://www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/visual-arts/operation-arts/operation-art-student-workshops 2.
Download the Permission Checklist, Permission to Publish and Payment Form, and return to Operation Art by the closing date, Friday 19 May 2017
Email: opart.artsunit@det.nsw.edu.au
Post: PO Box 553, Dulwich Hill NSW 2203
COST: VENUE: TIME:
$50.60 (incl GST) per student per day Cowra Public School—Vaux Street, Cowra NW 2794 9.00am - 3.00pm
SUPERVISION:
Students are supervised by Operation Art tutors from the Department of Education. Teachers are not required to attend workshops.
SHEDULE:
9.00am Arrival/Registration 9.30am Welcome & Warm Up drawings
Students participate in 3 workshops including mixed media, printmaking and sculpture. All materials provided. 2.30pm parents/visitors arrive for presentation of the day’s work 3.00pm Finish WHAT TO BRING/WEAR: Closed in shoes are required - wear comfortable art making clothing and paint shirt Ensure student name is marked on belongings & leave unnecessary valuables at home Bring carry bag to help take your artwork home Please bring recess and lunch. Do not bring food containing nuts. CONTACT DETAILS: Lisa Van Den Dolder Operation Art Program Officer Mob: 0434 567 415
WORKSHOP/BOOKING ENQUIRES: Visual Arts Support officer Ph: (02) 9550 9295 Email: opart.artsunit@det.nsw.edu.au
As part of our literacy unit on friendship S1 have made a friendship salad
NAME
(Please print clearly)
Cost of Pie Number of pies
$11.00
Family Pepper Steak
Number of pies
$11.00
Family Steak & Potato
Number of packs
$11.00
Family Steak & Mushroom
Number of pies
$12.50
4 Packet Beef Mince Pies
Number of pies
$10.50
Family Apple Pie
Number of pies
$10.50
Family Apricot Pie
Number of pies
$10.50
Family Apple & Blueberry Pie
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
Please return completed order form and payment to the school office no later than Tuesday, 6th June 2017. The Earlyrise Baking Co. will not accept any late orders.
$
$
PAID
TOTAL
$
Number of pies
$11.00
Family Chicken & Vegie
TOTAL PIE COST $
Number of pies
$11.00
Family Cheese & Bacon
$
Number of pies
$10.50
Family Curry Pie
TOTAL PIES #
Number of pies
$10.50
Family Beef Pie
CLASS:____________
Delivery date: Friday, 16th June 2017 from 2:00 until 3:30pm
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Contact phone no
STUDENT NAME:
Orders with payment due: Tuesday 6th June 2017
COWRA PUBLIC SCHOOL STAGE 3 FUNDRAISING PIE DRIVE
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